"What the—? They're living way better than I am, you know!" many commented. "If they aren't even citizens, then what does that make me? #feelingworthless."
Of course, there were also plenty of thirsty netizens who, upon seeing Garuda's photo, immediately declared their devotion. "That blonde is so cute! I'm stanning her from now on!"
"I've been a Garuda stan since birth!"
They were unaware of the Kunlun Secret Realm and simply assumed she was from a hidden Golden-winged Roc lineage supported by the Zhengguo Government. It just goes to show: being beautiful means you can get away with anything.
Incidentally, because "Garuda" is a biological classification, Garuda had given herself a new name: "Jin Qiong." In the local dialect of the Northwest Plateau, this meant "Golden Great Roc."
Of course, this was just the name on her identification papers. In the absence of a second Garuda, Su Zhou and the others still called Jin Qiong by the name Garuda.
